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r74795 | benjamin.peterson | 2009-09-14 22:36:26 -0500 (Mon, 14 Sep 2009) | 1 line
Py_SetPythonHome uses static storage #6913
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diff --git a/Doc/c-api/init.rst b/Doc/c-api/init.rst
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--- a/Doc/c-api/init.rst
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@@ -374,6 +374,10 @@
Set the default "home" directory, that is, the location of the standard
Python libraries. The libraries are searched in
:file:`{home}/lib/python{version}` and :file:`{home}/lib/python{version}`.
+ The argument should point to a zero-terminated character string in static
+ storage whose contents will not change for the duration of the program's
+ execution. No code in the Python interpreter will change the contents of
+ this storage.
.. cfunction:: char* Py_GetPythonHome()